The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping is screening at the Weymouth Pavilion on Thursday 31 December, with two showings throughout the day: one at 1:15 pm and another at 4:45 pm. Both run in the Main Auditorium.

It's a prequel to the original series, set twenty-four years before the events of the first film. The story opens on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, which is also known as the Second Quarter Quell. If you've followed the books or the films, that's the one where the Capitol doubled the number of tributes from each district, so the reaping is a bit more crowded and a lot more tense than usual. It's a look back at the world of Panem long before Katniss Everdeen ever stepped forward.

Francis Lawrence is back in the director's chair for this one, and it runs for 2 hours and 38 minutes, so you'll want to leave enough time around it. It's rated 12A, which means it's fine for younger viewers as long as they're accompanied. With the two different times on the same day, you can pick the afternoon slot that fits best around your New Year's Eve plans.

Tickets are £5, and since it's on the 31st, it's an easy way to spend a few hours in the cinema before the evening gets properly underway. The screenings are in the Main Auditorium at the Weymouth Pavilion, so you'll be in the big room for this one.